Monthly Archives: June 2015

Creativity had a baby and they named it Art

Of course we don’t talk as glowingly about its illegitimate children…. (This is a brief meditation on how some words work and what the difference between a name and a description is.) I recently read an article that suggested that … Continue reading

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How I fell in love with pottery

When I was first starting out in clay it was the perfect distraction from my graduate degree work in Philosophy. I needed time away from the cerebral stuff of my normal day, and sitting in front of a wheel with … Continue reading

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Sale recap and this weekend’s promo

Phew! I placed my last pot on the display at 10:03am this past Saturday and signaled to the Universe that I was now ready to receive customers. And folks came. It was the public face of four months solid effort … Continue reading

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The World’s Greatest Living Potter!™

The World’s Greatest Living Potter!™ Behold the brilliance! Marvel at the magnificence! Be astounded by the splendor! Amaze at the awesomeness! Tremble with holy rapture as The World’s Greatest Living Potter!™ unveils his latest work! Weep tears of ecstatic joy! … Continue reading

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And Now For Something Completely Different: Less Theory, More Work

That’s supposed to be a joke folks! (See this post for me being serious about theory and work 🙂 ) If you can’t occasionally laugh at yourself the problem isn’t in your diaphragm…. So, in a 180 degree course reversal … Continue reading

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